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6th annual Asante Awards taking place Sunday

The Asante Foundation is holding its annual awards ceremony to honor local African-American members of the media this year.

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Updated: 8:26 AM CDT May 16, 2015

6th annual Asante Awards taking place Sunday

The Asante Foundation is holding its annual awards ceremony to honor local African-American members of the media this year.

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Updated: 8:26 AM CDT May 16, 2015

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WEBVTT LATONYA: TOMORROW NIGHT -- ACELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY ANDPINNACLES OF PEOPLE OF AFRICANDESCENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THECRESCENT CITY.LOTS OF FAMILIAR NAMES BEINGHONORED.JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING INTHE STUDIO TO TELL US MORE IS --LAWRENCE MARTIN.HE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE ASANTEFOUNDATION.TO TELL US ABOUT THE ASANTEAWARDS.GOOD MORNING.GOOD MORNING TO YOU AND YOURVIEWERS.THE ASANTE AWARDS, OURPRIMARYMISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THECOUPLE SPENDS US ONLY PEOPLE INOUR COMMUNITY.-- A COP WAS MEANT.TO CELEBRATE PEOPLE FROM SUITESWOULD -- LIKE DOCTORS ANDLAWYERS.WE WILL BE CELEBRATING NEWSMEDIA, PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNICATION AREA, FROMPUBLISHERS,WRITERS, CAMERAPEOPLE, A LOT OF THAT.LATONYA: IT IS ALL ABOUT SAYINGTHANK YOU.I AM ONE OF THE ARTERIES, --ARTERIES, IN GREAT COMPANY.A FORMER ANCHOR NORM ROBINSONBEING ANCHORED -- BEINGCELEBRATED.WE HAVE SOMUCH SPACE TO SAYTHANK YOU TO SO MANY PEOPLE.IT IS ONLY A SMALL DROPOF SOMANY PEOPLE DESERVING OF A THANKYOU.ASANTE MEANS THANKYOU AND FOR ASAVINGS THANK YOU, LORD, BECAUSEWE ARE BLESSED WITH GIFTS AND WEARE ABLE TO EXERCISE GIFTS INOUR DISCIPLINE AND MANY PEOPLEDOING A GREAT JOB.WE ARE HAPPY AND TOMORROW WILLBE CELEBRATING AND YOURSELFALONG WITH MANY OF YOURCOLLEAGUES TO FOCUS ON THE GREATWORK THAT YOU ALL DO.AND HELPING US TO GET THEMESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ANDTO FAMILIES TO MAKE INTELLIGENTDECISIONS.WE APPRECIATE YOU.LATONYA: WE WANT THE PUBLIC TOCOME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US.EXCITING THINGS IN THELINEUP.REENACTMENT OF GLORY, ACELEBRATION OF ENTERTAINMENTS,HOUSE BAND, GREAT MUSIC.WE TRULY APPRECIATE THEM.LATONYA: IT IS AN HONOR.THANK YOU, WE THANK YOU FORRECOGNIZING US AND SAYING THANKYOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO INOUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR CITY.THE SIXTH ANNUAL ASANTEAWARDS,A SALUTE TO NEW ORLEANS CULTURE,SUNDAY NIGHT AT CITY PARK, ATTHE PAVILION OF TWO SISTERSLOCATED -- FOR MORE INFORMATIONCALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.YOU CAN ALSO LOG ON

6th annual Asante Awards taking place Sunday

The Asante Foundation is holding its annual awards ceremony to honor local African-American members of the media this year.